SPECIFIC ISSUES OF LEGAL REGULATION OF INFORMATION RELATIONS

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to identify the main problems and consequences of the formation of a «digital» information society for the world community through the relationship of concepts such as information society, information relations and information security. For this purpose, such methods were used as analysis of the legal framework in the field of information law, study of legal and methodological literature on the theory of information society formation to determine the signs and identify the main causes and consequences of the problem; study; systematization, comparison, generalization. Results: the domestic legal system is currently undergoing a complex process of bringing into line with international standards and adapting to rapid social change. Currently, social transformations are taking place mainly in line with the rapid informatization and digitalization of all spheres of public life. The legal sphere, which is a part of social development, is no exception. Informatization is in many respects the basis for the successful implementation of the paradigm of sustainable development in Ukraine. The main feature of modern civilization is the growing importance of information in social relations. The formation of a «digital» (information) society in the modern civilized world raises the problem of information security and protection of human rights and freedoms. Public relations arising from information, play an extremely important role in the life of modern state and society. Modern processes of globalization and informatization of society only strengthen the social significance of this category of social relations, bringing them to the forefront. The article considers the peculiarities of the process of formation of the information society in Ukraine and highlights the problematic issues of this legal phenomenon in the light of similar processes taking place in the global dimension. The significance of constitutional norms in the system of information law as a whole is actualized, the analysis of the normative-legal base of ensuring the information law of Ukraine as well as the legal mechanisms of regulation of information relations by the international institutional system is carried out. The main ways of legal influence on the improvement of information relations in order to ensure human rights and freedoms, their protection and information security are also identified. Discussion: the study allowed to draw conclusions about the existence of contradictions of regulations in the field of information relations of Ukraine and the provisions of international and European legal acts. The factors of Ukraine’s lag behind the world development of information relations are also considered; the main directions of improving the information legislation of Ukraine by expanding the types of information activities and their modernization, implementation of European and international information law in the information legislation of Ukraine, systematization of national information legislation by codification - development of the Information Code of Ukraine.